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BGonaSTICK · 28-08-07, 01:23 PM

AMD is set to officially launch in September, six months behind schedule due to the quad-core server processor's "complicated" design, according to CEO Hector Ruiz.

In an interview published in the San Jose Mercury News, Ruiz said: "Every time we ran into a gotcha [or a technical glitch], it created a six-week-or-so hole in the schedule as we went back and fixed it.

"We hoped we wouldn't get many of those but in the case, we got more than we thought. By the time we got through fixing them all, we were six months-plus later from where we originally wanted to be."

That's been a very difficult six months for AMD, as its server division suffered through a price war without a fresh new product to parade before server buyers.

AMD chose to put four processor cores on a single piece of silicon when creating . The company claims that this will deliver better performance than Intel's method of building a quad-core chip but it was trickier to implement.

Intel simply put two dual-core chips together in a single package, and while that won't win any awards from chip design purists, it did allow Intel to ship quad-core chips in November of last year. is only now shipping to AMD's partners, and it will be formally launched on 10 September, Ruiz confirmed.

The delay, along with Intel price cuts, forced AMD to significantly discount the prices of its dual-core server chips to compete and eroded its profits.

Jimdefruit · 28-08-07, 03:56 PM

That is really good news for those of us who are waiting for the dual core prices to plummett.

HD video here we come.

BGonaSTICK · 28-08-07, 06:19 PM

Form an orderly queue

wod · 28-08-07, 08:25 PM

this sounds good as my pc is due for an long overdue upgrade

BGonaSTICK · 29-08-07, 01:23 AM

Sounds like we'll all be doing it at the same time. The forum will certainly be a bit quieter!

RocketMBA · 29-08-07, 01:48 AM

Don't worry, I'll make up for the silence with some clever remarks and made-up news posts.

BGonaSTICK · 29-08-07, 01:52 AM

Cool. Total continuity

Gav · 29-08-07, 11:06 AM

If they release a Q6600 beater. I'm in

28-08-07, 01:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,633 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	AMD's quad-core chip to launch next month AMD is set to officially launch in September, six months behind schedule due to the quad-core server processor's "complicated" design, according to CEO Hector Ruiz. In an interview published in the San Jose Mercury News, Ruiz said: "Every time we ran into a gotcha [or a technical glitch], it created a six-week-or-so hole in the schedule as we went back and fixed it. "We hoped we wouldn't get many of those but in the case, we got more than we thought. By the time we got through fixing them all, we were six months-plus later from where we originally wanted to be." That's been a very difficult six months for AMD, as its server division suffered through a price war without a fresh new product to parade before server buyers. AMD chose to put four processor cores on a single piece of silicon when creating . The company claims that this will deliver better performance than Intel's method of building a quad-core chip but it was trickier to implement. Intel simply put two dual-core chips together in a single package, and while that won't win any awards from chip design purists, it did allow Intel to ship quad-core chips in November of last year. is only now shipping to AMD's partners, and it will be formally launched on 10 September, Ruiz confirmed. The delay, along with Intel price cuts, forced AMD to significantly discount the prices of its dual-core server chips to compete and eroded its profits. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

28-08-07, 03:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,775 Thanks: 10 Thanked 113 Times in 105 Posts	Re: AMD's quad-core chip to launch next month That is really good news for those of us who are waiting for the dual core prices to plummett. HD video here we come. __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreambox If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

28-08-07, 06:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,633 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Re: AMD's quad-core chip to launch next month Form an orderly queue __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

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29-08-07, 01:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,633 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Re: AMD's quad-core chip to launch next month Sounds like we'll all be doing it at the same time. The forum will certainly be a bit quieter! __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W


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BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,633 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Re: AMD's quad-core chip to launch next month Cool. Total continuity __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

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Gav Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 542 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: AMD's quad-core chip to launch next month If they release a Q6600 beater. I'm in __________________